Car share

Become a member of a car share cooperative. Use and pay for a vehicle only when you need it. Peg City Car Co-op will change the way you think about getting around Winnipeg! All the convenience without the cost. Reserve on-line.

Carpool

Travel at moderate, steady speeds

Posted speed limits are not just for safety. They also represent optimal rates of travel that maximize vehicle efficiency.
Increasing your speed on the highway by 10 KPH increases your fuel consumption by about 7 percent.

Inflate your tires

Many people travel on under-inflated tires and don’t realize it. Modern radial and especially low-profile tires look perfectly fine even when they are significantly under or over-inflated.

The BeTireSmart.ca website has some great information on the importance of properly inflated tires. you’ll find a good discussion and chart on how just slightly under-inflated tires can increase fuel consumption by 2-4% and how one tire 50% under inflated (which visually is still difficult to detect) can result in a significant increase in fuel consumption. That’s not to mention the premature wear of the tire – and tires are expensive!

If we add up the cumulative effect nationally of all vehicles with at least one under-inflated tire the easily avoidable GHG emissions would be significant.